Airfix's Brand New 1:48 Fairey Gannet | Full Build | HD

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[septiccalling]

Magnificent! She was a proper unit, the Gannet, and you've caught the essence of her. That neat RN colour scheme again,

[rzjyiex]

The touch of the master's hand. Inspiring - well done !

[jonhunter]

The ugliest but most gorgeous plane ever to launch off a carrier!!!! Mental design, iffy wings, but a massively capable machine!! Along with the Buccaneer, a massive favourite of.mine

[Mark-uinc]

Shes a gorgeous war bird, nice build buddy thanks for posting.

[andypetrie]

Up until the early 90's there was a Gannet used as a Gate Guardian at RAF Lossiemouth (formally RNAS Fulmar). Sat alongside this hefty beast was a Buccaneer and a Shackleton
. Quite a sight! Great video as always!

[petermckee]

What a beautiful build! And a wonderful aircraft. I can remember them when I was a young lad when the Australian Fleet Air Arm had them. And I've subscribed.

[seekersofrhythm]

What an amazing model of Fairey Gannet. Brings back memories of my dad who work in the Fairey factory where the large amount of parts Gannet where made. It was shared between 3 othe factories . I had the pleasure of visiting the factory when I was 11 I'm (68) I think the last one was completed in 1967 Stay safe J.

[mazinman]

Nice job, Luke! You always build clean, solid models (philosophically speaking, not literally). You’re such a good example & I always feel encouraged to go & tackle my current model challenge. Thank you!

[CharlieDeltaEchoVict]

Great video! Just got the kit and as a newbie builder wanted to watch and follow an established modeler. I now realise I don't have a hope in hell of replicating your superb work, but it was a joy to watch so many thanks for that.

[markfranks]

Another excellent build accompanied with first class commentary.
Very well done.👍

[stevejohnson]

Excellent video you did a brilliant job of that 👍

[scaleffect]

What a funky looking plane. I've never seen one before. Great build as usual. Thanks for sharing your hard work as always

[MrPicklerwoof]

You strike a really good balance between moderate weathering and a clean, crisp finish. I have to admit, I have my head in my hands watching some other modelling channels when they're going too far with it.

[joerivers]

Thank you! These kits just really started coming into the Colonies and I just got mine. Really looking forward to starting it.

[BlueJazzBoyNZ]

The actual plane is a Beast. Posts on the aircraft are worth a look.

[MF-ogct]

Tungsten powder or lead shot mixed with epoxy works very well for nose weight

[truthhurts]

That is a really nice model, thank you for sharing it with us. I'm glad you built it "out of the box" because it lets us numpties know what can be done if we (mainly me) makes it properly.
I haven't made an Airfix kit for over 50 years, they seem to have progressed somewhat, building jigs? Well, well, well.

[sbg]

The Gannet was definitely an aircraft designed for function over form, but that is one beautiful build, well done.

[ianthomson]

Nice job! If my Gannet looks half as good as yours I'll be very happy. I've still got a long way to go, my next step is assembling the interior once I've done some drybrushing on it so you can actually see some of the detail!

[Trevor_Austin]

I enjoyed your build and you have sold me on the idea of building one. These things take me back to family holidays in Devon and Cornwall when I was young. If we were lucky our holidays coincided with an Open Day at RNAS Culdrose, RAF Chivenor or St Mawgan. Fairey Gannets were regular visitors to these events. I enjoyed seeing them fly. I always thought of them as being safe, solid and dependable aircraft. Yes, they do look a bit chunky but some of us do prefer a bit of wood on the tree and something quieter.

Three bits of trivia:
1. Sorry to be a spotter but the Fairey Gannet had two engines, each driving its own co-axially mounted propeller. So not really a contra-rotating propellor.
2. They were not invasion stripes but recognition stripes applied to aircraft operating in the 1956 Suez crisis.
3. The RN were hell bent on getting rid of nasty, dangerous, explosive aviation spirit (petrol) from their carriers. So jet engines and gas turbines using relatively safe kerosene were the future but…. these things were started with a gas generator burning, of all things, Avpin. This is a highly volatile liquid mono-fuel or in other words an explosive. Therefore armourers had to look after its storage and dispensing.